Business Days in December 2026
December 2026 has 22 business days in the United States: 23 weekdays minus Christmas Day.
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From Tuesday, December 1, 2026 to Thursday, December 31, 2026, both counted.
- Calendar days
- 31
- Weekend days
- 8
- Federal holidays
- 1
31 calendar days − 8 weekend days − 1 holiday = 22 business days
The first business day of December 2026 is Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The last is Thursday, December 31, 2026.
December 2026 calendar
22 business days, 8 weekend days and 1 federal holiday.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25Christmas Day | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Business day Weekend Federal holiday
Holidays in December 2026
- Christmas DayFriday, December 25, 2026
- Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not federal holidays, so they count as business days here unless they are the observed day of a holiday. Federal employees have sometimes been given Christmas Eve off by executive order, decided year by year.
Business days in December in other years
| Month | Weekdays | Holidays | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| December 2026 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2029 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
How this count works
- Every Monday to Friday is a business day, except US federal holidays.
- Both the first and the last day of the month are counted.
- At 8 hours a day, December 2026 has 176 working hours.
- For other days off or a different weekend, use the business days calculator.